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Concept: functions #715

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glennj Nov 26, 2024
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reword sentence about local variable "overwriting" global variable
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Expand Up @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If you declare the variables with the `local` command, the _scope_ of the variab
Otherwise, the variable is placed in the _global scope_.

Local variables can have the same name as a global variable.
In that case, the local variable _temporarily_ overrides the global one, and the global value is restored when the function returns.
In that case, the local variable takes precedence over the global variable.
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